Improvement in fasteners for collars and neck-ties



,t-atea f stmt iiA u e ww WMesesa-w EMANUEL RAU, 0F `NewJ YORK, N. Y.Letters Patent l\To.,83,318,` October 20, 1868.4

IMPROVEMENT IN FASTENERB PQR COLLARS .AND N'IElCK-'.'I.I2Ei8.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making pari: of themme.

lTo all whom it may concerne Be itknown that I, EMANUEL RAU, ofthe city,county, and State of `New York, have invented a new and useful Collarand Oravat-Fastener; and I do hereby declare that the following isafull, clear, and exact description thereof, which vwill enable thoseslnlled in the art to'make and `use the same, reference being had to theecompanying drawings, forming a part of this specication. i

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my im` proved cravat-fastener.

Figure 2 is a side view of the sa1 1r 1e A Figure 3 is a top view ofthesame. y Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

necting a cravat and the ends` of va paper or other collar with theneck-band of a shirt. i

The invention consists inthe combination ofa stud, having an inclinedslot vin its side, with the pin jointed or bent in suclla manner as-tohaveboth a forward and laerall spring', whereby it is adapted to engagewith said si e s ot.

A, in the drawing, represents a pin of suitablesize,

and made of suitable material. A head, a, is formed on one end, and asmall grove, b, near the head. 1 From the body, c, ofthe pin projects arod; d, to which a needle, e, is pivoted, as in iig. 1, or the needlemay, by means of a spring, j, be connected with therod d, as in g. 2.

gis4 a notch cut into the body of the pin, A.

The apparatus is applied as` follows: The head-ais as indicated in iig.2.

This invention relates to a new instrument for' con? put through thebutton-holes of the shirt-neck band, h, in iig. 2. The needle beingreleased ,from the pin A, the ends of the collar, t', in Iig. 2, areslipped over the pin, so as to comeagainst'the rod d. Then the needlecan be put into the notch g, as by red lines in fig. l, and the cravator butterfly be attached-to itsprojecting point, orthe cravat j, in g.2,n 1ay be attached to the needle before the same is fastened inthenotch g,

The headfafmayfbe lbng and narrow, as shown, so

asto be easily-put through the button-holes ofthe neckband, and bestill, when turned, seeurelylocked therein.v This device is convenient,"simple, and strong, and can be produced ata small expense. It vwill notin v jure the parts which it connects.

Iam aware of the patent granted to U. Fogerty, June 21, 1864, but theconstruction of the device therein

